Cursory Remarks on Tragedy, on Shakespear, and on certain French and Italian Poets, principally Tragedians.
by SHAKESPEARE. [TAYLOR (Edward)]:
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London: Printed for W. Owen..., 1774. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. ix [x blank], 242 [243 - 244 adverts], including half-title, 19th century sheepskin, with spine severely wormed, but joints firm; probably a continental binding, to judge from the end-papers. Taylor (?1741 - 1797) is identified as the author of this work in two copies in the BL, with ms. attributions to him on the title-page. The work has also been attributed to William Richardson, Professor of Humanity at Glasgow, and Joseph Ritson. Richardson wrote four books on Shakespeare, and this volume seems unlikely to be by him; the style is certainly different, as is the conduct of the argument. The contemporary name of Susanna Taylor appears on the title-page and has been scored through with the next owner adding his or her name at the top of the title-page; one of these hands has made a few ms. corrections to Taylor's punctuation and capitalization.
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- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
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- Title
- Cursory Remarks on Tragedy, on Shakespear, and on certain French and Italian Poets, principally Tragedians.
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE. [TAYLOR (Edward)]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London: Printed for W. Owen..., 1774
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- Shakespeare aesthetics prose
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